i dont get it

[Johnn]

My top hen is 5 years old and yesterday she had a bleeding comb but I don't see what off there is a cockerel but he never pecks her, there is a hen who has got them selfs up to second in the pecking order, would that hen challenge ginger? And ginger was horrible to that hen for some reason yesterday

 

[simplynewt]

Im not an "eggspert" John but I think you have a couple of ladies pecking it out and Ginger was on the bad end of the deal.

Where are you located? How cold is it where you are?

 

[Johnn]

Quite cold its some times in the minus temps I live in the UK bit ginger is still the boss

 

[LolaIsAChicken]

I had the same thing happen to chicken Jeannie. I saw her one morning and she was bleeding from her comb. After I washed her off and kept her in a box in the kitchen, I figured that perhaps it was caught on some chicken wire as I didn't see any sign of biting or other bruising. She healed just fine and loved being in the house! She is a sociable one. Here is a video we made when she was in her hospital box!

 

[simplynewt]

John it may be that her comb is frost bitten and her roughing up the new girl may have caused it to bleed. Again I am no eggspert and someone with more experience may say different. To prevent frostbite on their combs, alittle petrolium jelly would help.

 

[Johnn]

Ok and the girl isn't new I've had her 3 years to she's just started fighting Nd how do I know if she has frost bite?